Strade Bianche (2015) Photos; Page 2: Men's Race |
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| Multiple past winner, Fabian Cancellara during the morning signing in | share this photo |
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| The rollout from San Gimignano, Italy | share this photo |
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| Eight men break | share this photo |
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| Break | share this photo |
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| Break on San Leonardo, first of ten gravel road sectors | share this photo |
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| Peter Sagan and the peloton on San Leonardo. Sagan mixed it up at the front of the race later on but faded at the finish. | share this photo |
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| Break | share this photo |
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| Peloton | share this photo |
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| Trek leading the chase | share this photo |
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| Crash | share this photo |
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| Dusty road | share this photo |
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| Climbing the gravel | share this photo |
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| Descending the gravel | share this photo |
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| Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL /BMC RACING) attacking the three men break on Le Tolfe, the final gravel road, with 13 km to go | share this photo |
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| Zdenek STYBAR (CZE/ETIXX - QUICK STEP) and Alejandro VALVERDE (ESP/MOVISTAR) in pursuit several seconds back | share this photo |
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| Meanwhile, the crowd sips wine and waits for the race to arrive in Siena | share this photo |
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| The finish in Siena. From one World Heritage Site to another. | share this photo |
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| 1st Zdenek STYBAR (CZE/ETIXX - QUICK STEP) passed 2nd Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL /BMC RACING) at the top of the finishing climb into Siena | share this photo |
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| Finish perspective. A fitting finish to a gorgeous race. | share this photo |
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| 2nd Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL /BMC RACING) + 2s | share this photo |
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| 3rd Alejandro VALVERDE (ESP/MOVISTAR) + 18s | share this photo |
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| 6th Oscar GATTO (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) + 59s and 7th Rigoberto URAN (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) | share this photo |
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| Race Infographic Summary courtesy of @hetiskoers | share this photo |
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| The winner and his prize: 1st Zdenek STYBAR (CZE/ETIXX - QUICK STEP) | share this photo |
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| More prizes | share this photo |
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| The podium ceremony under Mangia Tower in Piazza del Campo, Siena | share this photo |
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| Your 2015 Strade Bianche podium: 2nd Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL /BMC RACING) + 2s, 1st Zdenek STYBAR (CZE/ETIXX - QUICK STEP) 5:22:13, 3rd Alejandro VALVERDE (ESP/MOVISTAR) + 18s | share this photo |
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| Post race winner's press conference. Decisive break: “It was really difficult because I didn’t want to underestimate Greg, because he’s very explosive, but Valverde is a very big opponent, and with an uphill finish he was always going to be really, really strong, and of course he was waiting for the final climb. In the last 10km, I wasn’t sure how he felt, because when I had to close the gap on Greg, he didn’t want to help because he said he had cramp, but he couldn’t have followed Greg on the climb if he’d had cramp. But I it was really important not to underestimate either of them.” Final kilometer: “I was just staying on Alejandro [Valverde]’s wheel because I was expecting him to go first, to attack on the steepest part. But Greg surprised me when he attacked at the bottom and kept his speed to the top. I didn’t known whether to stay on his wheel or to stay with Alejandro, but in a millisecond I decided to go because I saw that Alejandro was dropping back. At the top I knew that I had to attack because whoever comes first with 200m to go wins. So I did. Finishing alone in the square in Siena is something I will never forget.” | share this photo |
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